Lamia, one of the lesser-known demons in Greek mythology, is a bit of a shapeshifter, known as a man-eating monster.

Erysichthon of Thessaly is a fascinating figure in Greek mythology, who is not very well-known, whose story teaches us a ...

Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: The first telegraph wasn’t really the first. In the fourth century B.C.E., Tacitus, a Hellenistic writer on the art of war, invented the hydraulic telegraph. It ...

Long before Zeus ruled the skies, the universe belonged to the Titans, led by Cronus, a god so paranoid about losing power ...

To the ancient Aztec and Maya, man's best friend was also a hairless, ugly-cute healer, occasional food source, and, most importantly, guide to the Underworld. Sometimes known as the Mexican Hairless ...

YOUR correspondent, Rev. C. J. Robinson, drew attention in your columns (NATURE, Sept. 29) to the question whether these troublesome insects were known to the Ancient Greeks and Romans; he says, ...

Saint Louis University's microcredential in beginning ancient Greek consists of six required credit hours. Satisfactory completion of the required courses would allow the student to develop the ...

These LEGO IDEAS sets imagine the soaring temples, libraries, and armies of ancient Greece in plastic bricks.